Niggertown

English

Etymology

From nigger +‎ town.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈnɪɡətaʊn/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈnɪɡəɹtaʊn/

Proper noun

Niggertown

1. (US, derogatory, offensive, ethnic slur) An area mainly populated by black people.
   • 1987 [1984], James Ellroy, Because the Night, New York: Avon, →ISBN, page 191:

     Johnny runs out of the theatre and hitchhikes to Ossining niggertown.

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Niggertown.

See also

• Coontown